Yay Summer!

It's been a week since I started my summer vacation. It's boring but relaxing. I am undecided as to whether or not I should look for a new job. Not because I don't want too, but because I'm so close to getting my teacher certification, I'm not sure it would be best to switch to a completely different occupation. But who knows?

All I know is that I'm tired of making below minimum wage. It's one of the reasons I believe my relationship suffered. My ex was making good money and I was making 10k less. The fact we made it to 8 months was a miracle.

Oh well. I guess only time will tell.

Transferred Again

While in class, I was called to the principal's office. I sat down and the first thing she told me that it was nothing bad. I made a sigh of relief. She told me there had been a situation and I was going to move to a different classroom. I would be with two sixth graders to help them move and take them to the bathroom (no diapers!) and I would be with a kindergartner for academics.

I was stunned. As happy as I was, I wanted to know exactly what was the situation. I was about to ask her, but I decided it was best to keep my mouth shut. 

Friday I started my new assignment. It keep me busy from the time I stepped into the school until I left. I wasn't able to use the bathroom until after 3 P.M. But it was a heck of a lot better than changing diapers twice a day. 

As for the kid I was looking at, his new assistant was the girl who was with the sixth graders and the kindergarten. Like I said, I don't know the situation. Hopefully it will come to light soon. 

I want to feel sorry for the girl. Changing diapers is no easy task. But my mom said, "No one felt sorry for you when you had to change diapers!" 

She's right. 

Next week will be my final week before summer break. 

I Felt Like Shit

I have some fantastic news, but first let me share what happened to me on Wednesday. A student in my kid's class crapped himself right before we were to take him to the bus. His assistant had already left due to a meeting with her child's teacher. Well the teacher took him down to the front and went back to the classroom to find wipes and etc.. to clean him up. She hands some items over to a nurse assistant and then hands me gloves saying "No, you got to help her." Wow... I was stunned. This kid wasn't even mine to take care of. It gave me the impression how she really think of assistants.

Swallowing my anger, I went and cleaned the boy up with the nurse assistant  There was feces everywhere. I never thought in my life I would be doing something as disgusting is this. It really brought down my spirit.

But I have FANTASTIC news! I passed the Praxis II! I only have to pass the Praxis I and I'll be a certified teacher! This was really an encouragement. I got so paranoid that I wasn't sure I pushed "cancel scores" or "report scores" so I had to call the test administers. Luckily, they said since I saw my score, I probably did push "report scores" but on the safe side, it was best to write them an email to have them reinstated if they were.

My mind is on overload right now. :)

Please Hurry Up, Summer!

I really don't know what to say.

Many teacher assistants found out they were out of a job today. 

I was not one of them.

The energy at work was somber. The weather today fit perfectly.

A few assistants I know are planning on quitting as well as a few teachers. I found out today that some teachers will also be losing their jobs. 

The guardian of the handicapped child I work with had some complaints about me. Most of them were silly. One was that I should clean the child's wheelchair. Uh... no. That's not my job. A second complaint was that the child is coming home with crumbs in his shirt. This I know is untrue because he wears a bib until the end of school. 

I've been working with this child for over two months. It looks pretty silly on the relative's part to suddenly start complaining now. I have 3 weeks (14 work days) until summer. 

It cannot come soon enough.